Butterfly Pea Flower Recipe. The tea has an earthy, woodsy flavor and is also known as aprajita, cordofan pea, and asian pigeonwings. Butterfly pea flower tea is made from the bright blue flowers of the clitoria ternatea — *hee hee* — plant that grows throughout southeast asia.
You can also make both ahead of time and keep in the fridge until needed! The recipe is the same as the cupcakes recipe, being a tea infused cake batter. To serve, fill glasses with ice.
They are a purple and blueish flower that get dried and used in these recipes for added antioxidants and its fun color changing effects.
Updated august 5th, 2020 impress your friends with a boozy magic trick by mixing up some butterfly pea flower cocktails at your next get together! This color changing cocktail is spin off of mint juleps. To serve, fill glasses with ice. Tropical pineapple balances the earthy tones of butterfly pea flowers.